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Strike over long queues shuts Eiffel Tower for second day
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» PARIS - The Eiffel Tower was turning away tourists for a second day on Thursday as workers pressed a strike over a new access policy which they say is causing unacceptably long wait times for visitors.
Apple becomes 1st private company worth $1 trillion
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» NEW YORK: Apple became the first private-sector company to surpass US$1 trillion in market value Thursday following its latest surge after reporting strong quarterly earnings.
Pope says death penalty 'inadmissable'
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has declared the death penalty "inadmissible" in an update of Catholic believers' most important guide to Church teaching, the catechism, the Vatican said Thursday.
Britain delivers second interest rate hike in over a decade
AFP, Published on 02/08/2018
» LONDON: The Bank of England hiked interest rates Thursday by a quarter-point to 0.75% to help tame high inflation, and upgraded its 2019 economic growth forecast despite investor fears of a chaotic Brexit.
Mongolian pickpocketers arrested before fleeing country
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/08/2018
» Three Mongolian men have been arrested and faced theft charges one day before they planned to leave Thailand, police said on Thursday.
Bail denied for ex-Buddhism office chief, 7 others
Online Reporters, Published on 02/08/2018
» Former National Office of Buddhism (NOB) chief Phanom Sornsilp and seven former officials involved in the temple fund embezzlement have been detained after the court turned down their bail requests.
At least 1.76bn plastic items used each year in Singapore
Published on 02/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: People in Singapore use at least 1.76 billion supermarket plastic bags, plastic bottles and plastic disposables in a year, and nearly half of 1,003 people surveyed use three or more plastic bags each time they visit the supermarket.
Temple offering visitors free life-and-death experience
Saichol Ochkajon, Published on 02/08/2018
» RATCHABURI: A temple in this central province is offering visitors a life-and-death experience they will probably not find anywhere else.
Most SE Asia stocks fall as trade tensions resurface
Published on 02/08/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Thursday, in line with broader Asia, as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China dampened risk appetite across the globe.
Lorry driver faces murder charge on teenage death
Online Reporters, Published on 02/08/2018
» Police have charged a driver with murder after a 19-year-old girl who he claimed had jumped off his semi-trailer died. He denied the charge.